Lyon
Angers
Match summary
Lyon saw off Angers 2-0. Lyon led 1-0 at half-time.
Ernest Nuamah put Lyon ahead in the 38th minute, set up by Corentin Tolisso and Corentin Tolisso made it 2-0 with a header in the 86th minute, set up by Felix Bacher.
The chances backed that up: Lyon created 2.88 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Angers's 0.53 from 8.
Lyon secured a 2-0 victory against Angers in Ligue 1 on matchday 9 after dominating the proceedings across the pitch. The home side controlled possession with 64 percent and registered 660 passes at a 91 percent accuracy rate, compared to Angers' 36 percent possession and 360 passes. Lyon relentlessly peppered the opposition goal, recording 21 shots to Angers' 8, while also leading 5 to 2 in shots on target. The territorial advantage was heavily in favour of the hosts, who launched 124 attacks and 66 dangerous attacks against 62 and 26 respectively. Discipline favoured the visitors, as Lyon committed 16 fouls and received 0 yellow cards, whereas Angers committed 6 fouls and collected 1 yellow card.
The matchday 9 fixture saw a VAR review occur at the 15th minute before the deadlock was broken in the 38th minute when Ernest Nuamah scored with a right foot shot to put Lyon 1-0 ahead. Following half-time with the score remaining 1-0, multiple substitutions were made by both teams in the second half. Lyon doubled their lead in the 86th minute through a Corentin Tolisso header to make it 2-0. Late in the game, Angers player Jordan Lefort received a yellow card for a foul in the 88th minute, and the match concluded with the scoreline unchanged at 2-0 after full-time.
